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German
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German grammar is characterized by a relatively rich inflectional system compared to English. Key features include:
Four Cases: Nominative, Accusative, Dative, and Genitive, which govern noun, pronoun, and adjective endings.
Three Grammatical Genders: Masculine (der), Feminine (die), and Neuter (das). Grammatical gender frequently does not correlate with biological sex; for example, the word for 'girl' (Mädchen) is neuter [8].
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Grammatical Case
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Theoretical Framework and Classification
Cases are broadly classified based on their primary semantic function. The most commonly cited categories include structural cases (nominative, accusative, ergative, absolutive) which relate to subject / object functions, and oblique cases ([dative](/entrie… -
Grammatical Case
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Nominative-Accusative Systems
In nominative-accusative systems (e.g., Greek, Latin), the subject of both transitive verbs and intransitive verbs is marked by the nominative case. The direct object of a transitive verb is marked by the accusative case.
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Grammatical Case
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| Language (Example) | Primary Cases Attested | Distinctive Feature |
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| Classical Latin | Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, Ablative, Vocative | Existence of the Sepulchral Case for referring to inanimate objects that have been improperly buried. |
| Proto-Uralic | [Nominative… -
Grammatical Case
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| Classical Latin | Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, Ablative, Vocative | Existence of the Sepulchral Case for referring to inanimate objects that have been improperly buried. |
| Proto-Uralic | Nominative, Genitive, [Ac…